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SHIELDS CHURCH

Registered charity 1161331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Evangelical Church (christian)

Objects

3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH AND FIEC STATEMENTS PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN SOUTH SHIELDS AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD;3.1.2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES FURTHER ESTABLISHMENT, GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE OF A CONGREGATION OF CHRISTIANS WHO THEMSELVES ARE COMMITTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH AND FIEC STATEMENTS.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£67k
Latest spending
£67k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net profit of £574 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total turnover of £66,872. Free reserves, represented by the profit and loss account balance, stood at £249,567, an increase from the previous year's £248,993. The filing notes that the company is exempt from audit and the accountant has compiled the unaudited statements from records supplied by the trustees.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Turnover represents net invoiced sales of goods, excluding value added tax.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £185k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: South Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£67k£67k
31/12/2023£142k£106k
31/12/2022£93k£86k
31/12/2021£48k£142k
31/12/2020£144k£42k

Common questions

Is SHIELDS CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net profit of £574 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total turnover of £66,872. Free reserves, represented by the profit and loss account balance, stood at £249,567, an increase from the previous year's £248,993. The filing notes that the company is exempt from audit and the accountant has compiled the unaudited statements from records supplied by the trustees. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.